The guy running against Kim Davis— who once denied him a marriage license because he’s gay — says he’s not gunning for her job out of revenge.

We spoke to David Ermold about his campaign for Rowan County Clerk in Kentucky. As we reported … he actually had to turn in his candidate paperwork to Davis herself. We asked him what it was like coming face-to-face with her, and while he admits it was tense — it doesn’t sound like it was a battle royal.

Surprisingly, Dave doesn’t have 1 mean thing to say about Kim, even though she screwed him. Like he says — no grudges here, just time for a change in ideas … and he certainly walks that walk.